| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTL | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
 BUF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Game Leaders
Rasmus Dahlin
· D
Alex Tuch
· RW
Nick Suzuki
· C
Juraj Slafkovsky
· LW
Team Stats
14Blocked Shots13
16Hits23
6Takeaways3
23Shots18
2Power Play Goals1
6Power Play Opportunities4
33.3Power Play Percentage25.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
26Faceoffs Won40
39.4Faceoff Win Percent60.6
13Giveaways12
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:54
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Lucas Condotta
19:54
Icing
19:37
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:37
Off-side
19:32
Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
19:17
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:17
Puck in Netting
19:11
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Evans
19:11
Christian Dvorak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (5), Nick Suzuki (11)
18:58
Giveaway by Christian Dvorak
18:45
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
18:45
Puck in Crowd
18:42
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
18:33
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
18:33
Icing
18:31
Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot Wide Left
18:21
Giveaway by David Savard
18:20
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
18:04
Takeaway by Mike Matheson
17:30
Joel Armia shot blocked by Owen Power
16:58
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
16:00
Lucas Condotta hit Owen Power
15:50
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Left
15:44
Giveaway by Lucas Condotta
15:38
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
15:38
Puck in Netting
15:36
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Jack Quinn
15:28
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
15:24
Beck Malenstyn hit Kaiden Guhle
15:19
Emil Heineman shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
14:57
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Left
14:30
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
14:26
Emil Heineman Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
13:54
Mike Matheson Slap Shot High and Wide Left
13:35
Connor Clifton hit Nick Suzuki
12:58
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
12:58
Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Jack Quinn
12:58
Cole Caufield Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (10), Mike Matheson (10)
12:58
Challenge Hm - missed stoppage - goal
12:55
Cole Caufield Deflected Wide Left
11:56
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
11:15
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
11:15
TV Timeout
11:15
Rasmus Dahlin Elbowing against Jake Evans
10:50
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jake Evans
10:50
Emil Heineman Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (10)
9:31
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
9:20
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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— Cole Caufield scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-5 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
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